While not everyone left the Paris Airshow in a jubilant mood, Rolls-Royce left with at least a grin on its face after picking up a number of engine orders worth US$4.1 billion from carriers including Gulf Air, Qatar Airlines, Royal China, Condor of Germany, Cathay Pacific and AirAsia X. The orders included an order from AirAsia X for the Trent XWB to power its order – also placed at the Paris show – for 10 firm and five options for Airbus’ A350 XWB aircraft. … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: US$4.1 billion in orders at Paris show for RR
MRO Conversions & Manufacturers
New Indian MRO JV for narrow bodies
TIMCO Aviation Services and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have entered into a new joint venture agreement focusing on providing scheduled C checks and heavy maintenance services for operators of narrow body Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft in India and the neighboring region. … [Read more...] about New Indian MRO JV for narrow bodies
Foreign MROs may face increased US scrutiny
Threatening to derail an aviation safety pact with the European Commission (EC), US lower house lawmakers have passed a bill mandating US safety inspectors to conduct more checks of overseas aircraft maintenance, repair and overall (MRO) companies. The new bill, not as yet law, requires the Federal Aviation Administration to increase its overseas inspections from once a year to twice a year, and foreign workers would have to submit to the same drug and alcohol testing and criminal background … [Read more...] about Foreign MROs may face increased US scrutiny
Air India to build Hyderabad MRO facility
In a bid to establish itself as a key player in the Indian MRO market, Air India has acquired five acres of land at the new Shamshabad Airport in Hyderabad where it is about to begin building a new MRO facility. The new facility – expected to be completed within 18 months – will consist of a hangar for carrying out major maintenance of aircraft, and an annexe building to accommodate component overhaul shops and various engineering offices. The hangar will be capable of … [Read more...] about Air India to build Hyderabad MRO facility
Air India to build Hyderabad MRO facility
In a bid to establish itself as a key player in the Indian MRO market, Air India has acquired five acres of land at the new Shamshabad Airport in Hyderabad where it is about to begin building a new MRO facility. The facility – expected to be completed within 18 months – will include a new hangar capable of accommodating two A320 family aircraft simultaneously, or one B777/B747 aircraft. … [Read more...] about Air India to build Hyderabad MRO facility
Foreign MROs may face increased US scrutiny
Threatening to derail an aviation safety pact with the European Commission (EC), US lower house lawmakers have passed a bill mandating US safety inspectors to conduct more checks of overseas aircraft maintenance, repair and overall (MRO) companies. The new bill, not as yet law, requires the Federal Aviation Administration to increase its overseas inspections from once a year to twice a year, and foreign workers would have to submit to the same drug and alcohol testing and criminal background … [Read more...] about Foreign MROs may face increased US scrutiny
